Seif al-Islam, the son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Sunday announced to contest the country’s first ever direct presidential election in December. Seif al-Islam is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity related to the West-backed 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of his father from power after 40 years. Gadhafi was captured and killed by rebel fighters in October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Seif al-Islam was captured a month later in the town of Zintan late in 2011 and released in June 2017 after more than five years of detention.

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In July, he told The New York Times in an exclusive interview that he was considering candidacy for the top office to “restore the lost unity” of Libya.

Seif al-Islam submitted his candidacy papers in the southern town of Sabha, 650 kilometer south of the capital of Tripoli. The High National Elections Commission said in a statement that he had completed “all the required legal conditions.”

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Dressed in the traditional Libyan dress of robe and turban, Seif al-Islam made his first public appearance in years on Sunday, saying he believed that God would choose the right path for the country’s future.

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Gadhafi had eight children, most of whom served the regime in significant roles. His son Muatassim was killed at the same time Gadhafi was captured and slain. Two other sons, Seif al-Arab and Khamis, were killed earlier in the 2011 uprising. Another son, al-Saadi Gadhafi, was released in September after more than seven years of detention in the capital of Tripoli following his extradition from neighboring Niger.

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Libya’s presidential elections on December 24 are being after years of efforts led by the United Nations to start a democratic process and bring years of civil strife in the oil-rich North African country to an end. World leaders that attended the Libyan conference chaired by France in Paris on Friday also voiced support for “free, fair, inclusive and credible presidential and parliamentary elections.”